5 Teacher Resume Examples That Worked In 2021

Why this resume works

• Most, if not all, teachers have some form of student teaching experience during their education. No matter your experience level, this is experience you can include on your teacher resume!
  • When including your student teaching experience focus on what you contributed instead of your responsibilities. 
• Administrators reviewing your resume want to quickly understand what types of classes and what grade levels you have experience teaching.
  • Since you want to make the experience of the person reviewing your resume as pleasant as possible, clearly state the subject and grades you taught as a resume bullet.
• If you've started or supervised any student groups be sure to include that in a separate "Projects" section on your teacher resume. This is a great demonstration of initiative that will help you stand out among other job applicants.

Why this resume works

• You should include any licenses or certifications you have in a dedicated "Certifications" section on your elementary teacher resume. The first thing administrators check for in people applying for elementary school teacher positions is whether that person is properly licensed to teach. 
  • Including your certifications in their own section makes this determination quick and decisive.
• Whenever possible, try to quantify the impact you've had in your past roles as an elementary teacher. For example, did students improve their standardized test scores? Did reading comprehension or classroom participation increase by some measure? These can by rough estimates.
  • For example, "Saw roughly 20% more participation in class when lessons were customized for students" effectively demonstrates competency through the use of an estimate.

Why this resume works

• The "Education" section of your high school math teacher resume should list clearly and separately the different degrees you've earned. No need to list high school education on your resume unless you don't have any time spent in college.
• Focus your high school teacher resume on your accomplishments instead of your responsibilities.
  • For example, instead of saying "Prepared students for standardized exams" say "Helped improve standardizes testing performance by 3%".
• For each of the skills you mention on your resume you should be able to show an example of when you demonstrated that skill in practice.
  • For example, if you mention "Conviction" then you should be able to demonstrate a time when you had conviction in the face of adversity.

Why this resume works

• Your teacher assistant resume should focus on your specific contributions during your past experiences. Instead of saying something vague like "provided support to teacher" say something concrete and specific like "provided support to teacher by reinforcing lessons in small groups of students".
• As an entry level teacher assistant, be sure to include any other work experience you've had! Try to focus your discussion of these other work experiences around how you interacted with people whether they were colleagues or customers.
• If you have experience editing or creating lesson plans you should mention that on your teacher assistant resume. Contributing to lesson plans is a great example of how you tangibly assisted in your past classrooms. This also demonstrates strong organization and high competency. 

Why this resume works

• If you have a certification as a substitute teacher in your state then include that in a dedicated "Certifications" section. This will help you stand out relative to other applicants.
• If this is your first substitute teacher role then try to focus your past work experiences on how you've interacted with children if at all.
• Any prior substitute teaching experience you have should focus around how you maintained a discipline classroom. One of the toughest aspects of being a substitute teacher is commanding a classroom so demonstrating that's a strength of yours will increase your chances of getting an interview.